The Earthquake of A.D. 551 and the Birth-date of Agathias

Authors

  • Ronald C. McCail

Abstract

Agathias’ move to Constantinople coincided with the earthquake of 551, an eye-witness account that he has placed later in the book; it shows that he was born in 531-532.

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Published

1967-09-24

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Vol. 8 No. 3 (1967)

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